KCFD ARSON INVESTIGATORS MAKE AN ARREST

Public Information Officer: (661) 330-0133

August 11, 2017 

Following an exhaustive investigation, Kern County Fire Department Arson Investigators arrested Taft resident Raymond Mosier on Thursday, August 10, 2017.  Mosier is charged with four counts of Arson that resulted in the destruction of a residential structure, damaged a church and vehicle in Tupman on Monday, August 7, 2017.  The fire was reported to the fire department at approximately 1:30 in the morning.  Firefighters arrived to find the house fully involved in fire.  Firefighters protected the Tupman Post Office  on their arrival.  Investigators were assisted by the Kern County Sheriff's Department and Taft Police Department.